Mahrez's goal in the second half allowed City to reach the final with one and a half feet in preparation for a showdown with Liverpool. It took only half a minute for a good dream to wake up, Rodrigo scored twice in 89 seconds, and with Benzema's extra-hour penalty win, Manchester City missed the final again. Champions League title has always been The ultimate goal of Manchester City, but unfortunately, it has become a Champions League loser again and again. After the game, Guardiola sat on the bench, shook his head helplessly, and admitted that the team needed time to recover.
Champions League top 4, Manchester City with a goal to lead the visiting Bernabeu, Mahrez in the 73rd minute to break the net, the first record, while expanding the two-goal lead, thinking that the promotion is in sight, Real Madrid in 89 seconds to push everything down and start again, substitute Rodrigo in the last half of the game, the two sides played 5:5, need to enter extra time to decide the winner, Benzema created a penalty, and personally contributed, coupled with Manchester City captain Fei Bird missed the goal opportunity, Manchester City finally came to be reversed 1:3, the total score was 5:6 missed the final.
Just a few minutes away from the final, only to be ruthlessly kicked out by Real Madrid, Manchester City will not be able to hide their disappointment. Manager Guardiola led the Blue Moon to the Champions League for 6 degrees, but still failed to win the championship, this game was reversed in a good situation, Guardiola also needed time to digest, after the game, sitting on the bench, watching the Real Madrid crowd celebrate madly, Guardiolas was haggard, holding his forehead with his left hand, shaking his head helplessly and smiling bitterly.
City fell from heaven to hell, and Guardiola admitted after the game that he was so close and so far from the final, "The team improved greatly in the second half, controlled the game and found goals. Unfortunately, we were infinitely close to the final and couldn't go any further. ”
In the face of Real Madrid's miraculous reversal, Guardiola knows that the team has played well enough, but helplessly, when the game is not completed, everything can also happen, "When we are in the lead, the team has no light opponents, and their momentum is not like it can be reversed. That's football, though, they've found goals in quick succession and beaten us, and they've done it many times this season. ”
Manchester City returned to league against Newcastle on Sunday to continue their title race with Liverpool. After facing a heavy blow, Guardiola said that the team also needs time to recover, "We are really close, we need a day or two to recover well, but we will definitely come back strongly." ”